Bio: Eisberner, Donald L. (Memorial
Forest - 1984)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Eisberner
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/21/1984
Eisberner, Donald L. (Memorial Forest - 1984)
Donald L. Eisberner, a Department of Natural Resources fire fighter from
Humbird, who died April 24, 1982, fighting a fire on the Cordula Claire County
Forest, will be honored June 16 by state and local officials as well as DNR fire
fighters and fellow workers as a 274-acre tract in the forest is dedicated as
the Donald L. Eisberner Memorial Forest and Canoe Landing.
The tract is located at the intersection of Channey and Canoe Landing Roads in
the state forest six miles north of here.
Eisberner, 48, a tractor-plow operator, was one of the first fire fighters to
arrive at the scene of a fire April 24, 1982, that started at a public canoe
landing. Weekend fire conditions had been rated as extremely hazardous.
Eisberner was trapped in the fire by shifting winds.
He had served for 30 years with the DNR. He was a forest fire control assistant
at the Fairchild Ranger Station.
On May 3, 1984, the Eau Claire County Committee on Parks and Forests unanimously
approved renaming the 274-acre tract burned in the forest fire to honor
Eisberner and to authorize friends and fellow fire fighters to erect a memorial
to Eisberner. The memorial constructed entirely from contributions will be
unveiled June 16 during a ceremony at the site.
During Eisberner's career he participated in numerous school educational
campaigns to alert children to the danger of fire and acted as “Smokey the
Bear,” the national symbol of the U.S. Forest Service.
June 16, during the memorial ceremony, Smokey the Bear will attend the ceremony
in tribute to Eisberner.
Bio: Lukes, Henry – ‘Quits School’
(Retires - 1984)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Lukes, Peters, Klann, Lauscher, Kessler, Handke, Wasserburger,
Tibbett, Tresemer, Walters, Vincent
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/21/1984
Lukes, Henry – ‘Quits School’ (Retires - 1984)
Henry Lukes quit school last Friday! He’s over 16 so no one will be after him on
a truancy charge. And he’s never been a troublemaker, so the administration and
faculty were actually sad to see him leave. But Henry has been around for 35
years.
This past Friday, high school principal Henry Lukes put in his last day at
Neillsville High School.
Henry Lukes’ retirement will leave a void. He had been associated with the
school since 1949 and even though he took a few years off back in the early
1950s, every graduating class since 1949 has had contact with him.
Lukes, over the years, made contact with students in a variety of ways. For a
time he was a physical education teacher and also taught consumer economics and
math. He was known as a good coach, steering both the grid and cage teams, the
latter for many years. He also served as a guidance counselor.
For many since 1967, “Mr. Lukes” was the figure of authority. Since that time he
served as high school principal. Many students will attest that Lukes was a man
who was seen when rule-breaking had been done and punishment was to be
administered. But equally, Lukes was the man who was there to pat a student on
the back for a job well done.
Came in ’49 – Lukes was born in New Lisbon and graduated from that community’s
high school. He enrolled at what was then La Crosse Teachers’ College (later
UW-La Crosse) and studied for a semester before World War II intervened.
Lukes is somewhat reluctant to talk about his service in the European theatre
during the war. He accumulated numerous medals, including several bronze stars,
for his exploits—a fact that is difficult to uncover in conversations with him.
His serviced included serving as a radioman-gunner in the U.S. Army Air Corps.
His work included 48 missions on B-24 bombing runs over Germany.
On the 48th mission, his plane was shot down over enemy territory. Tech. Sgt.
Lukes and fellow crewmen parachuted and landed safely. He soon joined up with
partisans, but it took him two months to get back to Allied Lines.
At the end of the war, Lukes returned to college in La Crosse and graduated in
1949 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education. Administrator D. E. Peters
and principal Ivan Lauscher hired him as a coach and teacher in the Neillsville
system. His first major responsibility was in coaching the basketball team.
(Senior players that year included Marvin Klann, Louis Kessler, Bud Handke,
Frank Wasserburger, Dick Tibbett, Eddie Tresemer, Jim Walters and Jim Vincent).
The coaching continued fro 14 years, most of it in basketball but some in
football.
In the early 1950s, Lukes left for Janesville to run a book and stationery
store. He soon found it wasn’t to his liking and headed up the road to
UW-Madison to get a master’s degree.
By 1954, Lukes was back in Neillsville to coach and teach. He kept moving upward
in school ranks and by 1965 was named guidance counselor. In 1967 he was named
principal, a post he retained until his retirement.
Henry and his wife Charlote reside on West Fifth Street in Neillsville. They
have three children: Ann Louise, a housewife in Cannon Falls, Minnesota; Tom of
Wonewoc, who is also a school teacher and coach; and Gary, an optometrist in
Spring Valley. The Lukes also have three grandchildren.
The retired principal has several hobbies, including gardening, fishing and
golfing. The couple also plans on traveling.
Bio: VandeBerg, Craig (Promotion -
1984)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: VandeBerg
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/21/1984
VandeBerg, Craig (Promotion - 1984)
Craig VandeBerg, son of Russell & Erline VandeBerg, Boulder City, Nevada
(formerly of rural Neillsville), was recently notified of his promotion to
senior personnel representative. Craig’s employer, Federal Express Corporation
leads the industry in the movement of high priority business goods and documents
Craig will now be responsible for p0ersonnel generalist activities within the
newly created Med-Central District, which encompasses major portions of
Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana.
Craig, who graduated from Neillsville High Schools in 1971, holds a BX and MBA
from the University of Wisconsin and an MS from Northern Illinois University.
Before relocating to Schaumburg, Illinois in December 1983, Craig was personal
manager of a Del Mont can plant.
BioA: Schippel, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
(Silver - 1984)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Schippel, Leonard
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/14/1984
Schippel, Mr. and Mrs. Paul (Silver - 1984)
Paul and Lois Schippel, formerly of rural Neillsville and now of Centralis,
Illinois, were honored June 2 for their 25th wedding anniversary.
Paul, a United Church of Chris minister, was associated with Sunburst Youth
Homes in Neillsville.
The couple have four children. Mark is a student at Lakeland College at
Sheboygan. Tim is with the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Their fourth
child, Dawn, and her husband Mike reside in Centralia.
Attending the celebration were the honored couple’s mothers, Mary Frnaces
Leonard of West Plaines, Missouri, and Evelyn Schippel of Chicago.
The couple was married in June 6, 1959, University City, Missouri, ceremonies.
BioA: Stiemke, Mr. and Mrs. Henry
(56th - 1984)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Stiemke, Sommers, Weis
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/21/1984
Stiemke, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stiemke (56th - 1984)
The 56th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stiemke was celebrated June
17 with a picnic at Listeman Park. All six off their children and spouses were
present. Art Stiemke led the thanksgiving prayer. Also present were Mr. and Mrs.
Alfred Stiemke, Homosassa, Florida; Virginia Sommers, Green Bay; and Jenniver
Weis, Stockton, California.
BioM: Elliott, Candice Kay (1984)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Elliott, Kotcon, Bertrand, Porter, Putman, Tippens, Riley, Nicot,
Poziombke
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/14/1984
Elliott, Candice Kay (26 May 1984)
Candice Kay Elliott of Madison and Dr. James Kotcon of River Head, New York were
married in Madison on May 26. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Felix Kotcon
of Neillsville and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Elliott of Chatsworth, California.
The bridal couple were escorted by their parents. The bride was wearing an ivory
floor-length dress and the groom also wore ivory.
The bride’s honor attendant was Marc Bertrand, and her bridesmaids were Lori De
Porter and Melodie Putman.
The groom’s honor attendant was Louise Tippens, who came from Oregon, and
groomsmen were John Riley and Philippe Nicot.
Ushers wee Donald Kotcon of Neillsville, Dennis Kotcon of Milwaukee and Kendal
Elliott of Baltimore. Susan and Mike Poziombke of Neillsville welcome guests.
Cory Elliott of California was soloist for his sister.
The reception, dinner and dance were held at the UW-Union South, Madison. The
couple will live on Long Island, New York, where both are employed as plant
pathologists.
BioM: Havlicek, Diane L. (1984)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Havlicek, Kronberger, Stanley, Stumpner, Wagner, Johnson, Hohenstein,
Thoma, Zank, Kwarciany, Friedemann, York
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/14/1984
Havlicek, Diane L. (9 June 1984)
Diane L. Havlicek and Craig A. Kronberger were united in marriage on Saturday
afternoon, June 9, ceremonies at the United Church of Christ, Neillsville. The
Rev. Alwyn York officiated.
Parents of the couple are Gloria Havlicek, Rt. 2 Neillsville, and Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Kronberger, 1808 Pitcher St., Neillsville. Giving the bride away were her
mother and brother, Scott. Music for the service was offered by Dawn Thoma and
Eileen Zank.
Serving as maid of honor was Linda Kwarciany, a friend from Marshfield. She was
joined by Marie Stanley, a friend from Granton; Gayle Stumpner, a friend from
Neillsville; and Lori Kronberger, the groom’s sister of Neillsville.
Bestman was Don Wagner, a friend of the groom. He was joined by friend Tom
Johnson, the groom’s brother David Kronberger and the bride’s brother Scott
Havlicek. All are from Neillsville. Ushering were David Hohenstein, the bride’s
cousin of Neillsville; and Keith Kronberger, the groom’s brother of Neillsville.
The bride chose a gown featuring a Venician lace bodice, Queen Anne neckline,
full sheer sleeves and cathedral-length train trimmed with layers of lace. She
carried a crescent bouquet of yellow roses, gardenias and baby’s breath. Her
attendants wore bouffant-style gowns in yellow organza over taffeta with ruffled
and dropped shoulders and hooped skirts with ruffle-flounced hemlines, all
accented by satin ribbons. They carried white lace fans adorned with yellow
roses and daisies. The groom and his attendants were attired in silver tuxedos.
Following the service, a reception was held at the Neillsville American Legion
Hall. The couple announced the they would be taking a wedding trip to Hawaii.
The new Mr. and Mrs. Kronberger will make their home at rural Granton. She is a
1977 graduate of Neillsville High School and from UW-La Crosse in 1981. She is
employed as a medical technologist at Marshfield Clinic’s microbiology
department. He is a 1977 graduate of the same high school and is an inspector
for Nelson Muffler.
Prenuptial events included showers hosted by Linda Kwarciany, Marie Stanley,
Lori Kronberger, Gayle Stumpner and Diane Friedemann.
BioM: Johnson, Sandra Marlene (1984)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Johnson, Watson, Fitzmaurice, Voigt, Mallory, Schog, Kraly
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/14/1984
Johnson, Sandra Marlene (2 June 1984)
Sandra Marlene Johnson and Charles William Watson, Jr., were united in marriage
on Saturday afternoon, June 2, in Loyal’s Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev.
Joseph Kraly officiated.
Serving as maid of honor was Donna Fitzmaurice, a friend of the bride from
Neillsville. Bestman was Delbert Voigt, a friend of the groom from Loyal.
Ushering were friends Chris Mallory of Neillsville and David Schog of Spencer.
Following the service, a reception was held at the couples Rt. 1 Willard, home.
BioM: Marriage Licenses (Jun - 1984)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail:
dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Schmidt, Meyers, Ockerl, Wiesner, Miller, Karstens, Pabich, Marcott,
Stoiber, Deliz, Moede, Nickel
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/14/1984
Marriage Licenses (Jun - 1984)
Scott Schmidt, Town of Beaver, to Julie Meyers, Greenwood, to be married in
Greenwood, June 16.
Robert Ockerl, Town of Hendren, to Marjorie Wiesner, Town of Seif, to be married
in Neillsville, June 22.
Jeffrey Miller, to Christine Karstens, both of Town of Pine Valley. To be
married in Neillsville, June 16.
Mark Pabich, Owen, to Jody Marcott, Withee, to be married in Owen, June 23.
John Stoiber, to Violy Deliz, both of Dorchester, to be married in Dorchester,
June 16.
Gale Moede, Town of Lynn, to Susan Nickel, Town of Fremont, to be married in
Granton, June 23.
News: Clark County Press - Takes Top Awards (1984)
Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Conner, Slaats, Harvey, Shiell, Bobzien, Falduto
----Source: Clark County Press (Neillsville, Clark Co., WI) 6/14/1984
Clark County Press Takes Top Awards (1984)
Continuing an eleven-year tradition, The Clark County Press earned awards at the 1984 convention of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association held late last week in Stevens Point.
The newspaper took top honors in feature writing and editorial pages. Jody Conner, now assistant editor of The Press, took an award for work he did at the Augusta Area Times.
Also of note was the election of Jane Slaats, co-publisher and general manager of The Press, as second vice president of the state association of daily and weekly newspapers.
Press co-publishers Gary and Jane Slaats also participated in a Thursday evening program honoring Romain Brandt and wife Muriel. Romain is retiring as manager of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Gary was emcee at the banquet and Jane coordinated a special part of the program. (Jane, as an association officer, also emceed an association breakfast honoring longtime employees of the state newspapers.)
Awards Are Given
There were 1,551 entries from 123 newspapers in the recent contest which covered published newspapers in 1983.
The Press added three more awards to its collection during Better Newspaper Contest presentations. Since the Slaats couple came to The Press, the newspaper has accumulated 29 state and national awards in advertising, feature and news writing, photography, special sections, editorial pages, columns and general newspaper content.
The recent awards included taking two of three placings in the feature writing categories for weeklies of similar size to The Press; and a second place in editorial page design and content. (Judges for this year’s contest were publishes, editors and reporters from South Dakota.)
A first place plaque went to Robert Harvey, past publisher and editor of The Press, who wrote a feature on what it was like to have battled cancer. The article detailed reaching the five year-mark after learning that he had prostate cancer.
The judge stated of Harvey’s winning feature: “It’s impossible to resist your lead! This is a powerful, straight forward, personal account of a nightmare come true. Like the ‘conversational’ style of writing. I’m sure this was a very well-read piece of writing!”
Taking a third place in the same feature competition was Gary Slaats, editor of The Press and writer of a feature on the cremated remains of a mystery person stored by Don and Joan Shiell of Neillsville. The judge said of Gary Slaats’ writing: “Thoroughly fascinating subject for a feature story. All in all, it’s an appealing piece.”
The Press also won a second place award for its editorial pages. The judge said: “We’re impressed with your consistency---producing two full pages of editorial matter is no easy task. The editorials are written clearly, and intelligently. I like the number of letters you lure from readers each week also.” Joining The Press winners, indirectly, was Jody Conner, now assistant editor of The Press. Conner took a first place award for sports photography in a picture that appeared in the Augusta area Times. Conner was formerly employed by the Times prior to accepting the position at The Press in late 1983.
Press reporting alumni also were honored at the awards ceremonies. Mark Bobzien, formerly sports editor of The Press and now on the staff of the Stoughton Courier-Hub, took an award for sports page design and contents. Brad Falduto, also a former sports editor of The Press and now on the sports staff of the Madison Capital Times, took an award for a sports column.
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